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Look, let’s face it: while Duke made the Final Four last spring, the ACC regular season, and most of the tournament too, sucked. The conference was just basically helpless.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / December 26

If Duke Is Looking For A Good Endorsement…

You’d have a hard time beating this from Giannis Antetokounmpo, aka the Greek Freak. Check out what he said in 2023 about if he had gone to college: “I’m 6’11” and I can handle the ball, pass and get in the paint.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / December 26

A Look At Evolving 2026 NBA Draft Scenarios

As we discussed recently and as you’ve probably heard a lot by now, the anticipated Top Three picks in next June’s NBA Draft are BYU’s AJ Dybantsa, Kansas’ Darryn Peterson and Duke’s Carlos Boozer.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / December 26

Twitter Gold: Harry Giles Update

Injuries can be really devastating for basketball players. Grant Hill’s career was ultimately defined by injuries and then the immense courage he showed in overcoming them.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / December 25

Duke Wins & Losses In Turnover-Heavy Games

Frankly it’s not the kind of record basketball programs are eager to advertise. Before our current era of all-kinds-of-stats-circulated-all-the-time, some coaches and sport information directors actually worked to suppress sharing how many turnovers their teams or players committed.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / December 25

YouTube Gold: A Merry Christmas From DBR And Louis Jordan

Back in 2006, we did a music post for Christmas with a James Brown holiday jam and a picture of JB in a Santa suit. Looked fun and what better way to celebrate Christmas?

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / December 24

What Exactly Is Cameron Boozer’s NBA Potential?

If you have access to The Athletic ( we don’t but Barry Jacobs clued us in to this), there is an interesting piece up on Cameron Boozer, asking if he has

Cooper Flagg News / Duke Basketball Report / December 24

Cooper Flagg Update: The Rookie Is Soaring

Cooper Flagg turned 19 last weekend and the former Duke Blue Devil is well on his way to greatness in the NBA. After a bit of a slow start as he played out of position at point guard, Flagg is back at forward and absolutely destroying the league.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / December 24

YouTube Gold: The Big O

The pantheon of great basketball players has a problem with recency bias. Think about it: who do you think about when you think about the all-time greats?

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / December 23

Why Duke Will Learn From and Benefit After First Loss

The Duke Blue Devils' unbeaten season ended at the hands of Texas Tech at Madison Square Garden last Saturday. It was a game that had its runs by both teams.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / December 23

The Decline Of The Three Pointer

When last season began, 3-pointers were all the rage, due in part to the Boston Celtics’ success liberally employing the shot to capture the 2024 NBA title.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / December 23

Five-Star Small Forward Details Duke Recruitment

While Duke and head coach Jon Scheyer have already secured commitments from three of their top targets in the 2026 class, the Blue Devils are still actively

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / December 23

ACC Roundup – UNC And Virginia Romp

In Monday’s ACC Action, UNC hammered ECU 99-51, Virginia did American dirty 95-51, Florida State swamped Jacksonville 87-63, Syracuse knocked down Stonehill 77-48 and BC got by Farleigh Dickinson 72-61.

Duke Blue Devils News / SwimSwam / December 23

Distance Freestyler Alexa Simmons Commits To Duke’s Class Of 2030

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Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / December 23

YouTube Gold: George McGinnis

The ABA had financial and organizational issues from the beginning but despite those issues, the league managed to gain a lot of talented players that played an exciting brand of basketball.

Jon Scheyer News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / December 22

Jon Scheyer Names Biggest Challenge in Leading Duke Basketball Program

In light of Saturday night's 82-81 loss at the hands of the Texas Tech Red Raiders in Madison Square Garden, any remaining celebratory Duke basketball mood stemming from Jon Scheyer's 100th career win as head coach of the Blue Devils has surely long since ceased.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / December 22

Duke Will Learn From Defensive Mistakes

The Duke Blue Devils were shocked last Saturday in a showdown against Texas Tech at Madison Square Garden. The Blue Devils fell short by a point to the Red Raiders by a score of 81-80.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / December 22

Former Duke Five-Star Small Forward Target Reopens Recruitment

Duke and head coach Jon Scheyer have already had a successful 2026 recruiting cycle, securing commitments from three elite prospects, and are well-positioned

College Basketball News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / December 22

Duke Basketball Squad Sees One Ranking Suddenly Slip

As a result of the Duke basketball team's first setback of the season, which came in the form of an 82-81 loss to the Texas Tech Red Raiders (9-3, 0-0 Big 12) in New York City's Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, the Blue Devils (11-1, 0-0 ACC) dropped a couple of notches to No.

James Worthy News / Duke Basketball Report / December 22

YouTube Gold: 1988 James Worthy Highlights

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been a decent NBA franchise for some time now, with the normal dips you expect, but when Ted Stepien owned the team from 1980-83, the Cavaliers made so many disastrous moves that the league ultimately put in a rule to restrict just how teams could trade draft picks.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / December 22

Duke Smashes Belmont On The Road, 76-46

Duke struggled to open the season and has taken some time to right the ship. Recently though, the Blue Devils got impressive wins over Virginia Tech, South Dakota State and now on the road over Belmont.

College Basketball News / Yardbarker / December 20